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2 New LDL Cholesterol Genes Found - Genes Affect Levels of LDL "Bad" Cholesterol, Study Shows

Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008

An international team of scientists announced its discovery of two genes that affect LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels. Those genes might make good targets for new drugs that lower LDL cholesterol, the researchers report.

Obesity Boosts Risk of Developing Various Types of Cancers

Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008

Being obese or even overweight may boosts a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancers, a European research analysis shows.

Monitoring Health From Space: A New Use For GPS

Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have been found to be useful in a very different way than the standard navigation through seemingly illogical street grids. French researchers have recently used GPS to monitor the maximum walking distance (MWD) for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that can cause severe pain during walking and can lead to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Airplanes and Snoring, an Aural Assault

Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Besides providing an easier environment for sleep, a quiet and peaceful sleeping environment may help keep blood pressure down.

Marijuana Smoking Increases Risk For Gum Disease

Posted: Friday, February 15, 2008

The health consequences of marijuana use are often under question, with many claiming that there is often more benefit than harm involved in smoking pot. A recent New Zealand study has shown that for young people, marijuana use greatly increases the risk of gum disease, much in the same way cigarette smoking does.

Accord Study Stops Intensive Diabetes Management Due To Increase in Deaths

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Treating to normal blood sugars may cause an increase in death.

Intensive Insulin Therapy Protects Kidneys In The Critically Ill

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

For critically ill patients, intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to keep blood sugar (glucose) at normal levels reduces the risk of acute kidney injury, reports a new study.

Study Identifies Key Factor that Links Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

One-fourth of Americans have Metabolic Syndrome. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have reported on a new study that has identified insulin resistance in the liver as a key factor in the cause of metabolic syndrome and its associated atherosclerosis, disorders that put tens of millions of Americans at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Steno-2 Study Finds Aggressive Diabetes Therapy Lowers Death Risk

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

People with type 2 diabetes who are already showing signs of some kidney damage may be able to significantly lower their risk of death by treating multiple risk factors at once.

A Red Flag for Heart Disease, Yet Few Women Are Aware of PAD

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Only 28 percent of American women are aware of peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.), a common and dangerous vascular disease that affects approximately nine million Americans and as many as 4.5 million women.